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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Fort Worth, TX

February 24, 201346 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2013, 3:34 AM CST for 46 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2013, 3:34 AM CST (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties

Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2013-02-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2013-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 178 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

525 
WWUS74 KFWD 240934
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
334 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NEARLY ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM 10
AM CST MONDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
THE ADVISORY AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>147-156>162-174-175-241745-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-
STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-
MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE...
MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO...
EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...
FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...
CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...
FRANKLIN...CALVERT
334 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...10 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

82/JLD
8 follow-up statements
302 
WWUS74 KFWD 241730
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NEARLY ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FROM
10 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION MONDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL
OCCUR IN THE ADVISORY AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>147-156>162-174-175-250130-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-
STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-
MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE...
MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO...
EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...
FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...
CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...
FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...10 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
512 
WWUS74 KFWD 242100
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
300 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

TXZ095-106-107-122-123-135-148-250600-
/O.EXA.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
LAMAR-DELTA-HOPKINS-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HENDERSON-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARIS...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...
WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...
POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...PALESTINE
300 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING
  THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

TXZ091>094-100>105-115>121-129>134-141>147-156>162-174-175-250600-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-
STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-MILLS-
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-
MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...BRECKENRIDGE...
MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...CISCO...
EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON...
GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...
VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...
LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...
FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...
CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...
FRANKLIN...CALVERT
300 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING
  THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

DUNN
673 
WWUS74 KFWD 250531
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1131 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251130-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1131 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST MONDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS 
  DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
487 
WWUS74 KFWD 251103
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
503 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-251915-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
503 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS DURING
  THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
287 
WWUS74 KFWD 251641 AAA
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1041 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-260000-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1041 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME 
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

DUNN
845 
WWUS74 KFWD 252110
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
310 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-260600-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
310 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME
  LOOSE IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SMALL BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY BLOW DOWN. DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SOME DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
  PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

DUNN
070 
WWUS74 KFWD 260427
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1027 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261000-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
1027 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL EASILY MOVE LOOSE OR LIGHT
  WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. POWER LINES MAY ALSO ARC OR COME LOOSE
  IN THE STRONGER WINDS...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. SMALL
  BRANCHES AND SMALL TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOW DOWN. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR LARGE TRUCKS
  WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADWAYS. SOME DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF
  NORTH TEXAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

05/
464 
WWUS74 KFWD 260950
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
350 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST THIS MORNING...

.AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARKANSAS THIS MORNING MOVES
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST
TO EAST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10
TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-261100-
/O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE...
SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...PARIS...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...
DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...
THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER...
SULPHUR SPRINGS...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...
KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...
EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...CISCO...EASTLAND...
RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
350 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER ARKANSAS THIS MORNING MOVES
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM WEST
TO EAST TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO
35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10
TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 23, 11:31 PM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 11:31 PM CST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1131 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

.AVIATION...
NO MAJOR CONCERNS THROUGH MID EVENING SUNDAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS
PREVAILING. AS VIGOROUS UPPER LOW OVER UT/WRN CO DIGS SOUTHEAST
TOWARD NM AND TX/OK PANHANDLES DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...STRONG LEE
SIDE PRESSURE FALLS WILL INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15-20 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE CHALLENGING AS LLJ DEVELOPS BY
LATE EVENING AHEAD OF THE STRONG MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DROPPING INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL INDUCE RAPID MVFR
CIGS INTO WACO JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN INTO DFW METRO AREAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SHORTWAVE SPOKES EAST OVERNIGHT WITH SHRA AND
ISOLATED TSRA POSSIBLE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND TOWARD I-35 BY
09-12Z MONDAY MORNING. WITH BUFKIT ONLY INDICATING SKINNY MUCAPE
ON THE ORDER OF 200-400 J/KG...HAVE ONLY INTRODUCED VCSH IN THE
24-30HR GROUP AT DFW AFTER 08Z. GUSTY S WINDS WILL CRANK BACK UP
AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY MORNING...VEERING SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY BY
MONDAY MORNING.

FROPA ARRIVES BETWEEN 15-18Z MONDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING
WEST/NORTHWEST AND BECOMING VERY GUSTY 23-35 KTS WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER GUSTS. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE
CROSSWIND ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

05/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 259 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013/
A FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE WILL EXIT NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BRIEF RIDGING EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE QUICKLY
TO THE EAST SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS IN THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. AS THIS SYSTEM DEEPENS...IT WILL BRING A BRIEF
RETURN OF GULF MOISTURE TO THE REGION AS A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND
INCREASES. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY
WARMER THAN TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S TO THE LOWER 70S. ALTHOUGH
LARGE SCALE LIFT AND CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
SUNDAY...WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY SHOWERS UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. THERE
MAY ALSO BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS...BUT MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE
FORECAST TO BE MARGINAL AT BEST SO WILL KEEP ONLY ISOLATED THUNDER
MENTIONED.

ALL MODELS ARE FINALLY COMING INTO DECENT AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK
OF THE UPPER LOW OVERALL. THE NAM SOLUTION IS STILL THE FARTHEST
NORTH AND THE DRIEST OF ALL SOLUTIONS BUT DOES NOT DIFFER THAT
MUCH FROM THE GFS...ECMWF OR THE CANADIAN. IT DOES APPEAR THAT
SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY
MORNING WITH MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ENDING QUICKLY FROM WEST TO
EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALL MODELS EXCEPT THE NAM ARE SHOWING SOME
WRAP AROUND LIGHT PRECIP IN THE NORTHERN ZONES MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL BE AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE DEEPER COLD AIR WILL ARRIVE
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD WHEN LIGHT
RAIN MAY MIX WITH LIGHT SNOW IN THE NORTHERN ZONES. WE DO NOT
ANTICIPATE ANY IMPACTS FROM SNOW AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD
STILL BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX MAY
LINGER IN THE NORTH/NORTHEAST ZONES MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING
OVERNIGHT. WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES SINCE A SLOWER AND MORE SOUTHERN TRACK COULD RESULT IN
A BETTER CHANCE FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION FOR MORE OF NORTH TEXAS.

THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BE STRONG WEST WINDS MONDAY. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO COME IN WITH
SOME IMPRESSIVE WIND SPEEDS ON THE ORDER OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS
SUSTAINED DUE TO THE EXPECTED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. WE SEE NO
REASON TO DISAGREE BASED ON WHAT IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AND THE INTENSIFICATION EXPECTED. WE WILL VERY LIKELY
NEED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS ON MONDAY AS WELL AS A
GRASS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN STRONG MONDAY
EVENING BUT SHOULD DECREASE CONSIDERABLY BY TUESDAY.

A COOL AND DRY PATTERN WILL SETUP ACROSS TEXAS TUESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH PREVAILING WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A SERIES
OF UPPER TROUGHS AND COLD FRONTS EXPECTED. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH
MOISTURE TO PRODUCE ANY PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WITH ANY
OF THESE SYSTEMS. AFTERNOON HIGHS TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL
BE MOSTLY IN THE 50S WITH LOWS GENERALLY IN THE 30S.

79

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX  38  69  42  49  32 /   5   5  30  40  10
WACO, TX              36  68  44  56  31 /   5   5  30  30   5
PARIS, TX             32  65  43  49  34 /   5   5  30  60  30
DENTON, TX            35  68  40  46  30 /   5   5  40  40  10
MCKINNEY, TX          31  65  42  47  30 /   5   5  30  40  10
DALLAS, TX            39  69  43  50  34 /   5   5  30  40  10
TERRELL, TX           31  68  44  49  32 /   5   5  30  40  10
CORSICANA, TX         38  69  44  54  33 /   5   5  30  40  10
TEMPLE, TX            40  71  46  58  32 /   5   5  40  20   5
MINERAL WELLS, TX     38  70  39  50  30 /   5   5  40  20  10

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

05/79
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 2:40 PM CST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
240 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-241300-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-
LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
240 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS.  SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

ON MONDAY...VERY STRONG WEST TO WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY WEST
OF THE INTERSTATE 35/35E CORRIDOR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.